Armchair for formation and correction of human spine

ABSTRACT

An armchair includes a base with a seat placed upon it, a backrest, the arm rest, and a feet platform with adjustable feet fixation limiters. Said seat is able to turn in horizontal flatness and to regulate its height. Said backrest includes at least two back supports, which are independent and can be regulated and fixated in the vertical and horizontal directions. The seat belt attached to the backrest is supposed to fixate the correct torso positioning of the user&#39;s spine relatively to the armchair backrest. The arm supports (elbow-rests) are connected with the armchair seat and are regulated in the desired height and incline in vertical flatness. The feet, platform is attached to the base and equipped with the adjustable feet limiters to keep the user&#39;s feet from moving during his/her seat turning.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention refers to the medical treatment, more exactly—tothe specialized medical supplies designed for human posture formationand correction.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The incorrect posture not only ruins the person's appearance, but—andwhat is much more dangerous—causes serious medical problems, such asscoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis, spine pathology, degradation of thestomach and back muscles. Meanwhile, nowadays hypodynamia as a style oflife, got so widespread, that it became almost a global threat.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Different types of medical training equipment destined to load varioustypes of muscles, represent the well-known curative-training devices.These are often used in prevention-sanitary clubs and medical offices.Some of these devices are presented in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,824,505B1;6,830,542B2; 6,827,676B2; 4,471,993. In addition, there are somedifferent armchairs of common use, which include separate fragments ofthe present invention, such as, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,480,867;5,704,689; 5,988,746; 5,975,639; 6,431,647B2.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION

However, none of those samples posses a full set of functional devicesable to provide adequate medicinal care and curative effect, which couldbe reached by the usage of the present invention.

In addition, the presented device conceptual distinction in comparisonwith the previous inventions provides the possibility to be used inevery day's life: at home, at working place, in kindergartens,classrooms, office premises, reading halls, during vacations, in thebuildings designed for entertainment and cultural events, etc. . . . Thepresent device possesses the additional functional and structuralpeculiarities, which provide, unlike the existing ones, its usage notonly episodically, but also ubiquitously during the working hours, aswell as in domestic life. Such kind of usage provides effectiveformation and fixation of correct stereotype of human posture. Besides,everyday's usage of the present device helps to keep the acquired orcorrected human posture and constantly supports and enhances the user'sspine mobility in all points of the lumbar area.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to the present invention the armchair can be used in thehealth-improvement medicinal field, more exactly—for the user's posturestereotype formation.

Besides, the offered armchair usage on the daily basis allows user tokeep the acquired or corrected posture, which can permanently supportand increase the user's mobility in all spine sections.

Furthermore, the armchair has the additional advantages: it provides theseat height regulation which allows adjusting it to the most comfortableposition for the user and all members of his/her family, as well as forany user from the health-improvement group according to their height andindividual physical singularity;

It allows regulation of the height and incline of the arm-rest, whichprovides the user the most correct and comfortable arms position duringthe different types of work;

It allows regulation of the user back supports according the user'scorrect spine profile depending on his/her individual physicalsingularity. This advantage adds the usage universality for all theuser's family members, as well as for all members of health-improvementgroup;

It is provided with the support rollers, which allow the user freemovement inside the premises without dislocating his/her fixatedposition.

For example, the armchair can include the different device structures ofthe seat height regulation, back supports position in vertical andhorizontal flatness, as well as the arm-rests height and incline or footmovement regulation depending on his/her peculiarities.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a main view of the Armchair for spinal deceases prevention andtreatment.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the Armchair for spinal deceases prevention andtreatment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical section of the device for the adjustment of backsupport in vertical and horizontal flatness.

LIST of REFERENCE NUMERALS

-   10—sitting means 32—backrest-   12—spine formation means 34—torso fixation device-   14—feet fixation device 36—guide-   16—armrest 38—back support-   18—base 40—slide-block-   20—seat 42—pillow-   22—bearing plate 44—screw-   24—stand 46—lock-nut-   26—pipe 48—arm lining-   28—feet platform 50—hinge-   30—feet movement limiters 52—seat belt-   54—tube-guide-   56—slide-rod-   58—roller

Description of the Preferred Embodiments

FIG. 1 presents the main view of the preferred embodiment of saidarmchair. An under mentioned description and the accompanying draftsshow one of possible version of its manufacturing.

The present armchair includes a sitting means (10), a user's spineformation means (12), as well as attached to the armchair a feetfixation device (14), and two armrests (16).

The device (10) for sitting includes the base (18) and the seat (20)located upon said base.

The base (18) can be designed as any existing base designed for usualworking armchair. . . .

According to the presented draft, the base (18) includes a bearing plate(22) with vertical hollow cylinder stand (24) attached to said plate anda pipe (26) placed inside the said stand. The pipe (26) is attached tothe backside of the seat (20). A turning of the seat (20) in thehorizontal flatness and an adjustment of its height are realized by ascrew-thread connection, which is performed on inside of the stand (24)and on outside of the pipe (26).

The feet fixation device (14) is attached to the bearing plate (22) ofthe base (18). Said device includes a feet platform (28) and attached toit feet movement limiters (30) to hold down the users feet during ofhis/her turning.

The spine formation means (12) is connected to the seat (20) andincludes a backrest (32) with back supports (38) and torso fixationdevice (34), which is connected to said back supports.

The backrest (32) is designed as two guides (36) and three independentback supports (38), which are adjustable and placed on said guides. Theback support (38), which showed on FIG. 3, includes the slide-block(40), which is placed into the guide (36) and the pillow (42), which isconnected with said slide-block with a help of the screw (44). Anadjustment of the back support (38) is realized with a help of screw(44) and lock-nut (46). A height of the back support (38) is tuning by amoving of the slide-blocks (40) along the guides (36); the adjustment ofsaid supports in horizontal direction (a depth of seating) is realizedby a way of torsion or wring of the screw (44) from/into the slide-block(40).

The pillow (42) can be made of any materials traditionally used forsimilar objects manufacturing.

The user's torso fixation device (34) is connected to the back supports(38) and can be made as a regular seat-belt.

The armrests (16) are intended to provide the comfortable users armposition during his/her different kinds of work. Said armrests areperformed with the possibility to regulate their height and incline invertical flatness. The armrest (16) includes the arm-lining (48),attached to a hinge (50), which is connected with slide-rod (56). Saidslide-rod is placed into a tube-guide (54), which is attached to theseat (20). The regulation of the armrest (16) height realizes by themoving said slide-rod into the tube-guide (54) and its fixation with ahelp of the lock-nut (46).

An incline of the arm-rest (16) is regulated by turning of the hinge(50).

The presented armchair works as follows: The armchair is in tune withthe user's size. The user sits down in the armchair, putting his/herfeet upon the feet platform (28), so that both his/her feet are locatedbetween the feet movement limiters (30), and both users' arms arelocated upon the arm-rest (16). The arm-rests (16) height and incline isregulated according to the user's height and occupational habits(writing with the help of a pen, keyboard or assembly-mounting works,etc.). The optimal positioning of the users torso is determined bymoving of the back supports (38) along vertical and horizontaldirections in order to provide the correct spine profile according tothe user's individual peculiarities. After of the installation of theall adjustable elements, the seat belts (52) are locked in order tofixate the user's torso in the optimal position for his spine. Thearmchair movement with the user sitting in it is performed with a helpof the rollers (58), attached to the bearing plate (22) in the waysimilar to the usual working armchairs.

1. An armchair for formation and correction of human spine, whichincludes a seating means and spine formation means, which are connectedwith each other.
 2. An armchair for formation and correction of humanspine, which includes a seating means and a feet fixation device, whichare connected with each other.
 3. The armchair, for formation andcorrection of human spine, of claim 1, wherein said seating meansincludes a base and located upon said base a seat which is able to turnin a horizontal flatness.
 4. The armchair, for formation and correctionof human spine, of claim 1, wherein said seating means includes a baseand located upon said base a seat which is adjustable in verticaldirection.
 5. The armchair for formation and correction of human spine,of claim 1, wherein said means for spine formation includes a back restwith at least two back supports and a torso fixation device, which isconnected to a said backrest.
 6. The armchair for formation andcorrection of human spine, of claim 1, which further includes twoarm-rests.
 7. The armchair for formation and correction of human spine,of claim 6, wherein said arm-rests are able to adjust in verticalflatness.
 8. The armchair for formation and correction of human spine,of claim 6, wherein said arm-rests incline are adjustable in verticalflatness.
 9. The armchair for formation and correction of human spine,of claim 5, wherein said back supports are adjustable in vertical and inhorizontal directions.
 10. The armchair for formation and correction ofhuman spine, of claim 5, wherein said torso fixation device is made as aseat belt connected to said back-rest.
 11. The armchair for formationand correction of human spine, of claim 2, wherein said seating meansincludes a base and located upon said base a seat which is able to turnin a horizontal flatness.
 12. The armchair for formation and correctionof human spine, of claim 2, wherein said seating means includes a baseand located upon said base a seat which is adjustable in verticaldirection.
 13. The armchair for formation and correction of human spine,of claim 2, wherein said feet fixation device includes feet platformequipped with feet movement.
 14. The armchair for formation andcorrection of human spine, of claim 13, wherein said feet limiters areadjustable for the user's feet size.
 15. The armchair for formation andcorrection of human spine, which includes a sitting means, spineformation means, a feet fixation device and arm-rests, which areconnected with each other, whereby the user can format or correcthis/her posture and at the same time receive treatment for his/her backpain along with resting, eating, performing some kind of job in theconvenient seated position.